UCI XCO World Cup 2022 Season

[J Wakefield]

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/mathias-flueckiger-provisionally-suspended-after-testing-positive-for-zeranol.html

 

[PhilipV]

Cue: "Du bist nicht normal!"

 

[Hairy]

1 hour ago, J Wakefield said:

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/mathias-flueckiger-provisionally-suspended-after-testing-positive-for-zeranol.html

 

Tried looking for his results from the test date onwards, but Google and me are not friends today

[Headshot]

I think it was a roid rage induced crash into Nino?

[Hairy]

Just now, Headshot said:

I think it was a roid rage induced crash into Nino?

Hard to tell ... he is a Ginja Ninja, and no one can really judge how they are going react to anything 

[J Wakefield]

23 minutes ago, Hairy said:

Tried looking for his results from the test date onwards, but Google and me are not friends today

His results do show a improvement from NC onwards into his season, positive came from NC which was before Leogang. Sure, riders do ride into form through a season and they also do ride out of form and struggle towards the latter part of a season.

But still

https://www.xcodata.com/rider/mathias-flueckiger/2022/#race-results
 

[J Wakefield]

24 minutes ago, Headshot said:

I think it was a roid rage induced crash into Nino?

No dude. This is up there with "Chemtrails contribute to EBV" 

[SwissVan]

37 minutes ago, Headshot said:

I think it was a roid rage induced crash into Nino?

Wasn’t it Nino who allegedly took out MF in the forest for the win….. 😇😇

[W@nted]

So will they give Nino the win where he finished behind Fluk, cannot remember which round. Therefore Nino passing Absalons record?

[DieselnDust]

10 hours ago, W@nted said:

So will they give Nino the win where he finished behind Fluk, cannot remember which round. Therefore Nino passing Absalons record?

It was Leogang where Nino finished 2nd behind MF

[tinmug]

Erm ... aren't riders supposed to stay inside all the course markers?

[milky4130]

5 hours ago, tinmug said:

Erm ... aren't riders supposed to stay inside all the course markers?

Commissaires likely gonna apply discretion there. All riders were doing it, evident by the line it cut in into that slope & most likely footage as well, no other riders in site so no direct advantage gained by overtaking a rider that would've been riding in the middle on the mud.

[OVERDRIVE]

5 hours ago, tinmug said:

Erm ... aren't riders supposed to stay inside all the course markers?

Where are you watching? Been trying to look for a repeat…

[DieselnDust]

On 8/19/2022 at 12:16 PM, W@nted said:

 

[DieselnDust]

1 minute ago, DieselnDust said:

On 8/19/2022 at 12:16 PM, W@nted said:

 

Ignore the above post. iPhone keeps pulling up old replies.

 

im watching the replays on YouTube 

Edited August 20, 2022 by DieselnDust

[tinmug]

11 hours ago, milky4130 said:

Commissaires likely gonna apply discretion there. All riders were doing it, evident by the line it cut in into that slope & most likely footage as well, no other riders in site so no direct advantage gained by overtaking a rider that would've been riding in the middle on the mud.

None of the in-contention riders rode outside the markers. Others rode right on the boundary, but didn't cross it. Lecomte bypassed at least three on one lap, and again on a consecutive lap.

Did she get an advantage from riding off-piste: absolutely yes. The grip on the comparatively fresh grass was significantly better; plus the drivetrain was far less likely to gunk-up.

I'm happy for her with her win, she's clearly a remarkable cyclist, but I find it odd that none of the other medal contenders braved it beyond the markers (at least not on the iffy TV feed). 

@OVERDRIVE I watched the live feed on BBC iplayer.